Installing FreeBSD on HP Computer that is using software RAID 5

Carmel NY carmel_ny at outlook.com
Wed Jan 2 11:06:38 UTC 2019


HP-Envy Computer
Processor: Intel Core i7-4820K CPU @ 3.70GHz
Memory:    32.0 GB
System:

Three SATA drives, 1,863 GB each, configured into a RAID 5 with 3,762
total GB

This is a software RAID, Intel Rapid Storage Technology 16.5.1.1030

I have included the full information at the end. The system is
presently running Win 10 PRO just fine. I want to convert it to a
FreeBSD 12 system. If I install FreeBSD 12 amd64 utilizing ZFS, will it
recognize the drives and set them up correctly or will I have to do
something manually? I want to keep the RAID setup and not use the
drives individually.

System Report

System Information
OS name:  Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS version:  10.0.17763
System name:  HP-ENVY
System manufacturer:  Hewlett-Packard
System model:  810-170st
Processor:  GenuineIntel Intel64 Family 6 Model 62 Stepping 4 3.701  GHz
BIOS:  AMI, 8.20
PCH: 0x1D41

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Information
Kit installed:  16.5.1.1030
User interface version:  16.5.1.1030
Language:  English (United States)
RAID option ROM version:  12.7.0.1936
Driver version:  16.5.1.1030
ISDI version:  16.5.1.1030

Storage System Information
RAID Configuration

Array Name:  SATA_Array_0000
Size:  5,723,186 MB
Available space:  12 MB
Number of volumes:  1
Volume member:  RAIDVOL
Number of array disks:  3
Array disk:  Z1E68GLB
Array disk:  Z1E684CS
Array disk:  Z1E68HEK
Disk data cache:  Enabled

Volume name:  RAIDVOL
Status:  Normal
Type:  RAID 5
Size:  3,815,449 MB
System volume:  Yes
Data stripe size:  128 KB
Write-back cache:  Off
Initialized:  Yes
Parity errors:  7
Blocks with media errors:  0
Physical sector size:  4096 Bytes
Logical sector size:  512 Bytes

Hardware Information

Controller name:  Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller
\\Scsi0 Type:  SATA
Mode:  RAID
Number of SATA ports:  4
Number of volumes:  1
Volume:  RAIDVOL
Number of spares:  0
Number of available disks:  0
Rebuild on Hot Plug:  Disabled
Manufacturer:  Intel Corporation
Model number:  0x2822
Product revision:  6
Direct attached disk:  Z1E68GLB
Direct attached disk:  Z1E684CS
Direct attached disk:  Z1E68HEK

Disk on Controller 0, Port 0
Status:  Normal
Type:  SATA disk
Location type:  Internal
Usage:  Array disk
Size:  1,863 GB
System disk:  No
Disk data cache:  Enabled
Command queuing:  NCQ
Transfer rate: 6 Gb/s
Model:  ST2000DM001-1CH164
Serial number:  Z1E68GLB
SCSI device ID:  0
Firmware:  HP34
Physical sector size:  4096 Bytes
Logical sector size:  512 Bytes

Disk on Controller 0, Port 1
Status:  Normal
Type:  SATA disk
Location type:  Internal
Usage:  Array disk
Size:  1,863 GB
System disk:  No
Disk data cache:  Enabled
Command queuing:  NCQ
Transfer rate: 6 Gb/s
Model:  ST2000DM001-1CH164
Serial number:  Z1E684CS
SCSI device ID:  0
Firmware:  HP34
Physical sector size:  4096 Bytes
Logical sector size:  512 Bytes

Disk on Controller 0, Port 4
Status:  Normal
Type:  SATA disk
Location type:  Internal
Usage:  Array disk
Size:  1,863 GB
System disk:  No
Disk data cache:  Enabled
Command queuing:  NCQ
Transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Model:  ST2000DM001-1CH164
Serial number:  Z1E68HEK
SCSI device ID:  0
Firmware:  HP34
Physical sector size:  4096 Bytes
Logical sector size:  512 Bytes

ATAPI device on Controller 0, Port 2
Location type:  Internal
Transfer rate: 1.5 Gb/s
Model:  hp       BDDVDRW CH30L
Serial number:  Not Available
Firmware:  BC56


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Carmel


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